Series: Films

Aladdin's Lamp(Citadel Pictures Inc., 1950; two copies)
Note: Director: Charles Haas

[Greta Garbo Screen Test] (Walter Wanger Productions), circa 1940
Alternate Format: VBA 529 viewing copy.

I Want to Live!trailer, circa 1958

Northern Frontier (Associated Screen Studios, Canada, 1945)
Note

A Yellowknife Presentation [Sponsor]

Director: Ross Beesley

Sometimes You Strike It Right(A Salmita Production, 1945)

Universal Newsreel, Vol. 19, No. 550 [Segment] (Universal Pictures, October 31, 1946)

Universal Newsreel, Vol. 19, No. 553 [Segment] (Universal Pictures, November 12, 1946)

[Home Movies: Wanger Collection, No. 1-11] [Gene Markey?], 1929-1938
Note: Quotes in descriptions below are from title cards in the films.

No. 1
Scope and Content Note: “Melinda at the Markey's, June 1936” - small child in yard with adults; “Santa Barbara Pool, July 3, 1938” - Joan Bennett and daughters swimming; “First Swimming Lesson, August 1938” - younger daughter in yard, both daughters having lesson; Untitled section - shots of Melinda as baby; “Fall 1936” - Joan and daughters in yard; “Xmas 1936” - Melinda and presents; wears Santa outfit; both girls in identical dresses play with toys, dolls, tea set.

No. 2
Scope and Content Note: Christmas 1936, repeat in black and white of girls and toys from No. 1; “Children's Birthday Party, Beverly Hills Hilton Hotel, Feb. 26, 1937” - decorations, children with balloons, clown, long table and guests, Mickey Mouse favors, pan shots of children mugging at camera, Joan Bennett with children and cake; “Santa Barbara Pool, July 3, 1938” - black and white repeat of footage in No. 1; “Fleischman's Polo Field” - Walter, John, and the Children; “Santa Barbara Fourth of July” - bagpipe band,-polo players, family on field and getting into car; “First Swimming Lesson” - repeat in black and white of footage from No. 1; “Melinda's Swimming Lesson with Captain Nass, August 1938” child and instructor in pool, Joan Bennett at side; “Melinda and Linda Lovelace at Bel Air Beach Club September 1938” - Melinda playing on the beach with another little girl, Diane in pool.

No. 3
Scope and Content Note: “Me with Chin Chin and Golly Nine Months“ - “Me” is Melinda, playing with two dogs; “Learning to Crawl 7 Months” - Melinda with teddy bear in high chair, then crawling on stomach; “Halloween Eight and A Half Months” - Melinda in hat with toy bell; “Arline Judge's Fancy Dress Party, Nine Months” - Melinda in ballerina costume sitting in chair, then in crib, on floor playing and crawling; “Christmas 1934” - Melinda and toys by tree. Diane plays with her.

No. 4
Scope and Content Note: “May 1934-Three Months Birthday” - Melinda in crib, being fed with bottle; “June 27th Four Months Birthday” - Melinda in buggy. Diane and nurse play with her, in high chair; “And Still another bath, only this time mother is giving it to the four and a half months old Melinda” - Joan Bennett gives Melinda a bath under the glare of movie lights; “One of the First Cereal Meals--Mother at the Spoon”; “July 27th Five Months Birthday Having a Bath”

No. 5
Scope and Content Note: “Play Yard Tower Road January 1936“ - Diane and Melinda with nurse and Joan Bennett, sandbox, slide, merry-go-round, swings; “Palm Springs March 1936” - Melinda, Diane and Joan Bennett in wading pool; “Markey Garden June 1936“ - Melinda in yard with grandparents(?); “Melinda at the Markeys June 1936” - repeat in black and white of color footage from No. 1

No. 6
Scope and Content Note: “Melinda Markey February 27 1934” - picture of stork; “The Good Samaritan Hospital - Los Angeles” - views of hospital; Joan Bennett in bed; “Melinda at one day and a half with Miss Edwards the nurse” - Joan gets Melinda from nurse; “One Week Old” - shots of Joan in bed, holding baby; “March 1934“; “One week and five days old“; ”The Happy Family by Gene Markey” - more shots in hospital; “Leaving the hospital”; “At home two weeks and five days old” - Melinda in bassinet; “The Nursey” - shots of room; “Three weeks and five days old”; “Her morning bath - the first given at home by Mrs. Majors”; “ April 1934 - Another bath given by Mrs. Leash on her two months old birthday”; “May 1934 - Three months birthday” - repeat of footage from No. 4

No. 7
Scope and Content Note: “June 27th Four Months Birthday”; “And still another bath only this time Mother is giving it to her”; “One of the first cereal meals - Mother at the spoon”; “July 27th Five Months Birthday , Having a Bath” - all above repeat from No. 4; “Malibu - Summer 1934” - Melinda in inflated boat; Joan Bennett poses her with sailor's hat; “Tower Road Seven Months” - Joan Bennett and Melinda with Diane

No. 8
Scope and Content Note: “Children's Birthday Party Beverly Hills Hotel, February 26, 1937” - original color footage of this segment, which appears in black and white in No. 2

No. 9
Scope and Content Note: “Palm Springs March 1935” - Joan Bennett and Melinda by pool; “Learning to walk Easter Day 1935 Thirteen Months” - Melinda toddling around in driveway aided by father and Diane and grandmother; ”Malibu-Fifteen Months” - Joan Bennett with Melinda and Diane wading at beach; “October 1935” - Nurse and Melinda in nursery; father puts her to bed; Diane drawing; “Christmas 1935” - Melinda in Santa suit with toys by tree, partly a repeat of footage in No. 1

No. 10
Scope and Content Note: “December 1933 - Barbara Morton and Yorkie” - couple at front of house; “Yorkshire Pudding”same couple with bulldog; “Barbara Morton and Brownie” - couple with large dog; “Christmas Day - Gene and Yorkie” - Gene Markey with bulldog; “Joan and Mother in the Garden Tower Road” - one shot; “February 1934 - Ditty's Playhouse Tower Road” - Diane playing in yard by large playhouse; “Ditty Cleaning House”; “Ditto paying a Visit”; “Patricia Calling” - all three of Diane with visitors at playhouse; “Shortly before the big event” - Joan Bennett pregnant, in yard; “Mother Alice, Boopie and almost Melinda's Mother” - three seated at table in yard; “Mother Alice and Wee Wong” - grandmother and dog; “Ditto, Michael, Barbara, Sean, Mother Alice and Ditty” - group posing on lawn

No. 11
Scope and Content Note: “Ditty and Peter Bennett, 1929” - Diane and a little boy in yard; with friends; on tennis court; “Brownie” - large dog in yard; “Introducing Joan and Gene at Malibu, 1933”; “Wee Wong” - Pekinese dog and Brownie; Diane in surf with dogs; Joan and Diane wave to camera, play with dogs; Peter and Diane play; Joan and friend, Joan pregnant; Diane riding a horse; Diane riding horse; Diane with Joan and Gene in yard; “Bunty” - a dog

No. 12-13
Scope and Content Note: No description available.